National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet
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NFS Form 10-900 OMB No. 10240018 (Rev. 8-86) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service SEP 2 National Register of Historic Places \\r-,u^ I ;*., r— S+s. f .' Registration Form _^; 4 This form is for use in nominating or requesting determinations of eligibility for individual properties or districts. See instructions in Guidelines for Completing National Register Forms (National Register Bulletin 16). Complete each item by marking "x" in the appropriate box or by entering the requested information. If an item does not apply to the property being documented, enter "N/A" for "not applicable." For functions, styles, materials, and areas of significance, enter only the categories and subcategories listed in the instructions. For additional space use continuation sheets (Form 10-900a). Type all entries. 1. Name of Property historic name Shindler, William, House other names/site number 2. Location street & number 3235 SE Harrison Street N/bv- not for publication city, town Milwaukie N/k- vicinity state Oregon code OR county code zip code 97222 3. Classification Ownership of Property Category of Property Number of Resources within Property lx"l private [X] building(s) Contributing Noncontributing I I public-local I I district _2_____ ____ buildings I I public-State I I site ____ ____ sites I I public-Federal I I structure ____ ____ structures I I object ____ ____objects _2___ n Total Name of related multiple property listing: Number of contributing resources previously N/A listed in the National Register _______ 4. State/Federal Agency Certification As the designated authority under the National His) tori f PreserWi n Act of 1966, as amended, I hereby certify that this fX] nomination EH request for determination of eligi / neets tine documentation standards for registering properties in the National Register of Historic Places and meets the : dural ai i professional requirements set forth in 36 CFR Part 60. In my opinion, the property Ex] meets EHdoes_r»t la! Register criteria. EH See continuation sheet. ¥\ W1*^jj$ \lkri ————— -*• Spnt^nrtwr 1 TQfi Q Signature of certifying official ^-Xj V/^* ' Date Oregon State Historic Preserv tion Office State or Federal agency and bureau In my opinion, the property EH meets EH does not meet the National Register criteria. EH See continuation sheet. Signature of commenting or other official Date State or Federal agency and bureau 5. National Park Service Certification I, hereby, certify that this property is: fvnentered in the National Register. I | See continuation sheet. //<?/ I I determined eligible for the National Register. I I See continuation sheet. I I determined not eligible for the National Register. I I removed from the National Register. I I other, (explain:) __________ Signature of the Keeper Date of Action 6. Function or Use Historic Functions (enter categories from instructions) Current Functions (enter categories from instructions) Domestic: single dwelling_______ Domestic: single dwelling______ 7. Description Architectural Classification Materials (enter categories from instructions) (enter categories from instructions) foundation brick Other: Vernacular walls __ weatherboard Italianate roof asphalt; compos 1 1 i nn other windows i Describe present and historic physical appearance. See continuation sheet OMB Appia* N* 10244018 United States Department of the Interior bd_, o 9 jggg National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 7 Page l The William Shindler House is sited in Township 1, Range 1 East, Section 36AB, W.M. It is further identified as Lot 21, Block 1, Leo First Addition. The house is on a 160 x 200 lot east of the intersection of 32nd and Harrison Streets, east of Milwaukie's downtown business core. The lot is occupied by the house, which is at the southeast corner of the property, and a contributing outbuilding. The surrounding land use is primarily intrusive modern development, including a concrete-block retail building immediately west, a medical clinic immediately east, a tool manufacturing plant to the north, and a supermarket to the south. Because of the unusually large lot, however, the house retains a remarkable integrity of setting The original portion of the house was presumably constructed in the mid- to late- 1860's, but a conclusive date of the westerly Italianate structure is evidenced by research of tax assessment records, which indicate that the value for Ellen Wait's nine acres of land leaped from $90 in 1869 to $1,200 for the same parcel in 1871. This would tend to pinpoint construction of a substantial structure to 1870-71. The oldest section was a small board-and-batten structure with six- over-six windows and plain moldings. This is evidenced by photographs of the house c. 1910, which show the older section along with the more elaborate westerly section. The photographs indicate the elements discussed earlier, along with a shed-roofed portion on the east elevation. The outbuilding is also shown in one of these photographs. The current configuration of the house consists of two rectangular volumes arranged in an L-Plan. The main volume of the house consists of a steeply-pitched gabled volume, two stories in height, oriented on a north-south axis. The house sits on a post and beam foundation with brick skirting, and is approximately 25 x 48 feet in dimension. A two-story volume with a lower-pitched roof is attached on the east elevation perpendicular to the main section. The house is clad with narrow bevel siding. The west section has elongated double-hung sash windows with prominent architrave moldings. Windows on the east wing are also one-over-one, but are shorter in height with simple surrounds. Other salient features include a handsome polygonal window bay with flat roof and eave brackets characteristically found on Italianate- style houses. A recessed porch encircles the east wing. The east wing includes a shed-roofed dormer on both north and south elevations. A shed-roofed dormer with a bank of four one-over-one windows is located on the west elevation. The roof is clad with red composition shingles, and includes a brick chimney with corbelled cap, as well as NPSFomt 10*00* OUBAfpmtlMo. 1024001$ United States Department of the Interior rrn „ National Park Service s -p ? 9 !OQO National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 7 Page 2 a newer chimney on the west section (the original chimney was destroyed in the 1962 Columbus Day Storm). Alterations to the exterior of the house include replacement of the original porch with a pedimented gabled porch with bracketed cornice. The porch, along with the balance of the wraparound, has substantial battered columns with modest capitals. Other changes include altering a second-story window to accommodate the gabled porch, and replacement of the original door with a single-leaf door with a beveled oval light. The alterations as discussed above all occurred in 1920, and the work was done by either William Shindler or his eldest son, Leo (note that the house is in "Leo First Addition"). Both of the Shindlers were accomplished carpenters/building contractors and real estate developers The interior of the house consists of a kitchen, living room, dining room, parlor, five bedrooms and 2 1/2 baths. The oldest section, to the west, contains a fireplace and the parlor with a polygonal window bay. This section also contains the house's most striking interior feature, a spiral staircase with elaborate oak banister and slender turned balusters which, according to Shindler family tradition, was "shipped 'round the Horn." The 1920 east wing contains a large dining room with two full-length built-in cabinets with leaded-glass doors. Doors and windows in the dining room and kitchen have prominent architrave moldings, and the dining room has a platerail and fir wainscoting. The dining room remains today exactly as it appeared in 1920. A pantry off the kitchen was remodeled into a bathroom in the late 1940's. A modest spiral back-stairs leads from the kitchen to the upstairs on the east end of the house. The easterly section was used as a rental in the late 1940's and 1950's. Traveling from east to west upstairs, there is a sleeping porch, a bath, a room previously used as a kitchen for the rental unit, and four bedrooms. The house also contains an unfinished attic which is accessed via ceiling hatches at either end. There is also a partial basement with dirt floor. The contributing outbuilding, used as Shindler's cheesebarn, is located to the northeast of the house. The structure is approximately 14 x 36 feet in dimension, has shiplap siding, small four-pane windows, and an original brick chimney. The structure is in poor condition, but is scheduled for restoration. 8. Statement of Significance P o O Certifying official has considered the significance of this property in relation to other properties: Ll J I I nationally I I statewide fx"] locally Applicable National Register Criteria I IA [XJB I Ic I ID Criteria Considerations (Exceptions) DA [~~lB l~1c | ID I~|E l~lF l~~lG Areas of Significance (enter categories from instructions) Period of Significance Significant Dates Politics/Government______________ 1887-^.1925 1QD?-1Qf>ft Community Planning and Development Commerce Cultural Affiliation N/A Significant Person Architect/Builder Shindler, B. William (1861-1943) Wait. John TCi ngman 5-!h "i nrt 1 P»T- and Leo (1920) State significance of property, and justify criteria, criteria considerations, and areas and periods of significance